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Barchart Launches High-Performance Cryptocurrency Data Feed

CHICAGO, IL - September 12, 2017 - Today, Barchart, a leading provider of financial market data and technology, announces the launch of a comprehensive real-time and historical cryptocurrency market data feed. Delivered through either Barchart’s high-performance Data Services, or as a responsive Digital Solution - Barchart’s new service makes getting high-quality crypto data into your application, website, or workflow easy and affordable.

Barchart will provide Streaming, OnDemand, and Historical data access to the most popular digital coins - available in consolidated feeds or distributed by exchange - in USD and many other international currencies. Customers can access this data through multiple technologies and APIs, including web services, WebSockets, Java and .NET - providing the choice and support that Barchart’s demanding clients expect.

Additionally, Media, Financial, and Retail firms can now easily integrate cryptocurrency content into mobile-first Digital Solutions collaboratively designed to optimize customer experience. The capabilities Barchart has built over decades are delivered using the latest in technology, and natively built to be responsive, accessible, and scalable.

“The marketplace is in need of a high-quality, trusted source of cryptocurrency data - and not only a data feed that features the major digital currencies like Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Litecoin, but one that is extensive and consolidates data across multiple exchanges,” said Mark Haraburda, CEO of Barchart. “The crypto marketplace is complicated and still developing best practices. Barchart’s ability to provide institutional-level service and support serves as a differentiator, can help simplify, and add transparency to the crypto ecosystem,” added Haraburda.

Barchart’s cryptocurrency data feed will include major currencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, Litecoin, Bitcoin Cash, Dash, and Monero - as well as emerging currencies. Exchanges covered by the data feed include GDAX, Bitstamp, Poloniex, OKCoin, Kraken, HitBTC, and Huobi amongst others.

About BarchartBarchart is a leading provider of market data and services to the global financial, media, and commodity industries. Our diversified client base trusts Barchart’s innovative Solutions across data, software, and technology to power their operation from front to back office, while our Media brands enable financial and commodity professionals to make decisions through web content, news, and publications. For more information, please visit www.barchart.com/solutions and www.barchart.com.